With flu on the rise nationally, start your new year off safely It might be the start of a new year, but many Americans are still battling a flu bug from last year. Jan 9, 2020 0 0
Why are virus-targeting immune cells sniffing around Alzheimer's patients' brains? In a new study published in Nature, Stanford neuroscientist Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D., and his colleagues report the startling discovery of virus-obsessed immune cells in autopsied brains of deceased Alzheimer's patients, and ... Jan 9, 2020 1 769
Scientists unveil chemotherapy resistance mechanism related to p53 mutation More than half of cancer cases worldwide are associated with genetic mutations in p53, the protein responsible for protecting DNA from changes that can lead to cancer. When this protein deforms, it not only loses its protective ... Jan 9, 2020 0 12
Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie-burning fat 1.9 billion people around the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million people are obese, which increases the risk of secondary diseases such as cancer. Professor Martin Klingenspor and his team at the Technical University ... Jan 9, 2020 0 77
Researchers surprised by high levels of alcohol consumption among cancer survivors New research in the January 2020 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2000 to 2017 to examine self-reported drinking habits ... Jan 9, 2020 0 3
A newly discovered mechanism allows the immune system to detect and respond to HIV Ever since antiretroviral treatments against HIV infection were introduced in 1996, scientists have eagerly been hunting for a cure for the disease. Jan 9, 2020 0 700
Getting to the heart of heartbeats: Cardiac thin filament structure and function revealed Researchers at Osaka University used electron cryomicroscopy (CryoEM) to image essential cardiac muscle components, known as thin filaments, with unprecedented resolution. They also discovered the mechanism by which these ... Jan 9, 2020 0 51
Recurrent miscarriage: Diabetes drug could lead to new treatment A drug designed to tackle diabetes could also be repurposed as the first treatment to prevent miscarriage by targeting the lining of the womb itself, according to a clinical trial led by the University of Warwick. Jan 9, 2020 0 55
Explainer: The virus behind China's pneumonia outbreak Since late last year, people in the central Chinese city of Wuhan have been infected with a viral pneumonia whose cause was unknown. The outbreak raised the specter of another SARS epidemic, which killed hundreds in 2002 ... Jan 9, 2020 0 1
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS, which killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. Jan 9, 2020 1 34
